The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-19
THE STATE PRESS.
What It Says About Natural Gas, Politics,
and Other Leading Topics of the Time.


and Other Leading Topics of the Time.
Plainfeld Progress: In fact, no place can grow
much unless it draws men and money from with
out.
Fowler Era: We do not want the earth. but
we do want q canning factory established
ia Fowler this year.
Muncie Times: 1t is wrong policy for city.
county State to do anything to drive ont or
keep out foreign capital
Kniehtstown Banner: There has been large
increase of biologists recently. They are as
thick now as insurance agents or real born poets.
Petersburg Press: Petersburg will never pros
per as it should until our butchers keep for sale
beef that our people can chew. swallow and oi-
2est
Bloomfield News: It may be we'll to be con-
sentative. but conservatism without wisdom is
the baldest stupidity. A progressive conserva-
tism is the thing.
Lopansport Pharos: indianapolis seems to be
Indianapolis is great city, and is on the edge
of the gas belt, At least
Middletown News: The Indiana of the near
future will be the banner State of the banner
country of the world Then on with the BOOM
let the gas be unconfined.
E,khart Review: If all the large plate-glass
manufactures promised in this State by ter
prsing natural-g gas towns materialize, glass will
certainly become very cheap. as competition will
be rife.
New Castle Courier: High prices in real estate
will never make city. but often bring financial
ruin to the citizens and permanent injury to the
town or community where prices are forced up
to fancy figures.
Rockville Tribune: No prosperity born of spec
uation can be genuine long lasting. We
may have a good time paying Paul, but when
the returns como in from the robbed Peters,
everybody loses.
Warsaw Times: When the first act of en-
ployes whose demands are not complied with is
to strike they can: blame their employers for
striking back. The man who strikes is very
liable to get struck.
Colfax Courier: The manner in which the In
dianapolis baseball club is playing would ind-
cate that it was under the management of the
State Legislature, or was materially affected by
the interstate commerce law.
Lebanon Patriot: If the President doesn't reck-
lessly step in a coal hole and strain his back he
will be certain OF a denomination. Col. Dan
Lamont could beat him in a fair race, but the
Colonel no doubt, feels tied up.
North Vernon Plain Dealer: Natural science
is good thing in its way but it shouldn't be too
positive in assertions not backed by practical
periments. Tho earth and heavens strewn
with the fragments of exploded scientific theo-
ries
Terre Haute Gazette: Indianapolis needs and
is trying to get some new pitchers for her base
ball nine. An immediate ten-cent delivery to
any part of the diamond is what is wanted.
Here is an opening for the district telegraph
company.
Anderson Herald If the city of concentric
circles and eccentric editors shows disposition
should prevent residents of other towns from
contributing to her success by openly advo-
eating her claims.
Logansport journal: The costly 'frillsv of our
public school system seem to be dearer to the
heart of the profession now in complete control
Of the system, than the education of the masses
of the people for which the system was founded
and is supported.
Columbus Republican: Everyone who ever
built fire cold morning swore
stovepipe will see the material and moral ad-
vantages of natural gas. Besides its commercial
value. gas is likely to become the handmade of
morality and religion.
Anderson Herald The two gas wells already
in successful operation in this city have flow of
about sixteen million cubic feet every twenty
four hours, which, a fair basis. equals i, 600
tons of the best btuninous coal. Pretty good
for field not vet half explored.
Martinsvile Republican: The real estate boom
at Indianapolis has been the most reasonable
among the booming places.of Indiana. 1t did
not start at a pitch which was out of the reach
of all except millionares, and the advance was
steady, and the buyers and sellers did not lose
their reason.
Brazil Register: The tendency of gas and oil
discoveries will be the manufacture of coal into
ing from it its full value. The revolution may
lead to changes in stoves and furnaces; but it is
certain coal is too valuable to be laid aside for
even natural gas.
saloon keeper. whose idea of good governments ?
is that which best protects the saloon keeper
and gambler. dictates the policy of Indiana
Democracy and manipulates its caucuses as If
the rank and file of the party were but SO much
dough in his hands.
Greensburg Review: As manufacturing Stats
Indiana promises to outrivai her sisters OF the
East, and the good hard dollars that will be
poured into the pockets of her citizens in return
for the output of manufactured articles will
make her one of the most thrifty and substantial
commonwealth in the Union.
Anderson Herald: The Standard Oil Company
may purchase all the wells in this neighborhood
yet developed and will then be far from controlls
ing this gas field. The people here are not in
the humor to be monopoly ridden by any COM
pany nor any man, and the sooner that fact 10
understood and appreciated the better it will be-
for all.
Marion Chronicles Any intelligent investiga-
ton will convince one that anywhere in the
'belt" there is an abundance OF gas to supply
fuel for every use that will be demanded of it.
porous while others will enjcy greater adj
vantage from the discovery than that of domes-
tic convenience.
Westfeld News: It is estimated that the
Standard Oil Company have leased between 40,
600 and so 900 acres of land in Hamilton county,
AS this company has a strong foothold st Mobiles
vile, we are rather of the opinion that outside
of that town it is not desirable to find gas, and
everyone believes that they want no more oil
wells in the country.
Terre Haute Express: There is not town in
the country that cannot furnish examples OF
men who have sunk into obscurity where they
might have risen to eminence had they taken
themselves away from whore small triumphs
were easily achieved to other spheres in which
greater success might have been won with the
greater exertion which the city life enjoins.
Petersburg Press Indiana has solid,
varying Democratic majority, few cyclones, no
grasshoppers no drought. the biggest school
fund in the United States. soil and climate that
produce crops Of every kind that can be grown
in tho north temperate zone. 1t has coal and
natural gas, and all these are reasons why other
people should locate in the State and those al
ready located should remain.
We Think We See Them Doing Il.
Somervilie journal.
The best way for women to get moustaches
off their upper lips is to get themselves to nun
merry and lock the door.